Imagine pulling the trigger on your rifle and having a computer decide whether the bullet actually leaves the barrel. Not a scope that helps you aim, nor a red dot that speeds up target acquisition. We are talking about a system that physically will not let the weapon fire until it has calculated, to the millisecond, that the round is going to hit what you want to go “poof.”
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That’s not a pitch deck from some startup on Shark Tank. It’s fielded hardware, on contract, bolted to M4s carried by U.S.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says that neither he nor President Donald Trump will rule out the option of using U.S. ground troops in military operations against Iran as soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division and additional Marines head to the Middle East.
“We’re not gonna foreclose any option” when it comes to achieving the objectives of the U.S. military’s campaign against Iran, Hegseth told reporters on Tuesday.
Washington, D.C., Pentagon — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, held a press briefing at the Pentagon on March 31, 2026. This correspondent was in attendance.
Secretary of War Hegseth made a point of saying the President has all options available to him due to the deployment of forces into the region, including ground troops.
The President has vacillated on the future course of the war.
The Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD) has announced an agreement with Elbit Systems, valued at approximately NIS150m ($48m), for procuring tens of thousands of 155mm artillery shells.
The decentralized leadership structure in the United States military is one of the best things we’ve got going for us. For the most part, a commander can pass their intent down to subordinate leaders and expect it to get done. This can only happen with cohesion between the officer and non-commissioned officer corps.
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Legally speaking, NCOs have to obey the orders of the Officers appointed over them. I mean, it’s literally in the Oath of Enlistment that enlisted service members take when they join.
CDR Salamander
To hell with your RCS. I want more weapons topside, now.
Stefano D’urso, The Aviationist
Misawa Air Base has received the U.S.
Vincent Carchidi, DefOne
It’s part of a much larger system—and the latest instance of tech that makes war run dangerously fast
Airforce Technology
The silo prototype will validate a modular approach to speed deployment and control costs
T. Newdick, WarZone
The deployment of additional Warthogs comes amid increasing signs a ground operation on Iranian soil could come soon.